The potatium shockwave

Abstract

Hedonism posits “hedonium” and “dolorium” as optimal substances for experiencing pleasure and pain, respectively. Total hedonic utilitarianism aims to create a universe filled with hedonium, potentially through self-replicating hedonium-producing robots. However, considering the convex costs of creating experiences, robots would not maximize total welfare by fully optimizing each planet; instead, they would create a mix of mediocre experiences. Nonetheless, in finite time horizons, optimizations would generally approach higher levels due to diminishing returns on spatial expansion. – AI-generated abstract.